Our surrounding(周围) is being polluted faster than nature and man’s present efforts can’t prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.

   What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization” our chief aim. So we are always ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from countryside to cities, eager for the benefit of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.

   Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker, “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we’re lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when spoken of our modern society.

Man can’t prevent the world from being polluted mainly because        .

     A. many man-made materials

     B. more cars, trucks and buses

       C. more people and more industry

       D. more cities

People crowd into the cities because_________.

   A. they want very much to find well-paid jobs

   B. they eager for the achievement of our modern society

   C. they have become tired of their homeland

   D. they have a strong wish to become industrial workers

The story about the airline pilot tells us that_________.

   A. man knows where the society is going

   B. people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society

   C. man can do little about the problem of pollution

   D. the writer is worried about the future of our society

What does the writer really want to say in this passage?

   A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.

   B. Lower the speed of development to stop pollution.

   C. It’s time we did something to reduce pollution.

   D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation(住处，住所) with utilities paid for, 90 per cent medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

Senior Business Editor

You must:

★ assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them;

★ be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff;

★ ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails;

★ have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

Senior Copy Editor

You must:

★ work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

★ edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions;

★ have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

Copy Editor

You must:

★ be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions;

★ be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

★ have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.

Graphic Designer

You must:

★ have excellent skills in information graphics;

★ be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;

★ be experienced in newspaper or  magazine layouts;

★ have a good sense of typography;

★ have good news judgment;

★ be well-versed with Macintosh software, including In Design, Illustrator and Photoshop;

★ be fluent in English.

For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.

What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group.

B. To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group.

C. To advertise for recruiting some good employees.

D. To tell you how to become part of this group.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The employees(雇员) have to pay for their own food and lodging(住所).

B. The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.

C. The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.

D. The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.

How many positions need editing experience?

A. 1.                      B. 2.                              C. 3.                          D. 4.

What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?

A. Be well-versed with Photoshop.                 B. Have excellent skills in information graphics.

C. Having a good sense of typography.    D. Writing snappy headlines and captions.

Which can be the title of the advertisement?

A. China Daily: New Employees Wanted    B. China Daily: Newspaper

C. China Daily: An International Team      D. China Daily: The Best Working Condition

Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help to prevent drought and floods.

Unfortunately, in many parts of the world man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.

Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.

Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with, and he can earn money by making charcoal(木炭) or selling wood to the townsman（城市居民）. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after trees. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that the villager’s sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees their roots break the soil up—allowing the rain to sink in and also hold the soil, thus preventing it being washed away easily, but where there are no trees, the soil becomes hard and poor. The rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.

The purpose that the writer wrote this article is to ______.         

     A. tell people the use of wood

     B. tell people the function of tree roots

     C. warn that man mustn’t destroy forests any more

     D. explain how trees help to prevent drought and floods

In the writer’s opinion, _____, or the forests will slowly disappear.

     A. measures must be taken

     B. people shouldn’t draw benefit from the tree

     C. government must realize the serious results

     D. unless trees never be cut down

According to the article we know it is _____ to prevent the forests from slowly disappearing.

     A. necessary but impossible

     B. necessary but difficult

     C. impossible and unimportant

     D. difficult and impossible

In the last two paragraphs the writer wanted to make it clear that _____ .

     A. where there are no trees, the soil becomes poor but soft

     B. where there are many trees, there are more floods

     C. where there are no trees, the land might become desert slowly

     D. floods will make the land become desert      

Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.

Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.

Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.

“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways－scientists or actors, for example－may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.

In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desire－not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health－rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap(差距). Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.” Says Michalos.

Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad. “Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen.

In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people, but negative emotions much less often.

Why are old people happier? Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their goals, only setting ones that they know they can achieve. But Carstensen thinks that with times running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.

“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”

According to the passage, the feeling of happiness __________.

A．is determined partly by genes

B．increases gradually with age

C．has little to do with wealth

D．is measured by desires

Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs ____________.

A．make them feel much better

B．provide chances to make friends

C．improve their social position

D．satisfy their professional interests

Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more _________.

A．optimistic

B．successful

C．practical

D．emotional

Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if __________.

A．the gap between reality and desire is bigger

B．they have a stronger desire for friendship

C．their income is below their expectation

D．the hope for good health is greater

For all the dinner table, a glass of milk seems to be a constant , at least it was when I was growing up．It was widely believed that milk was integral in building strong bones and teeth. There’s no doubt that dairy products(乳制品), and milk in particular, are high in protein and calcium, and most milk products are supplemented with Vitamin D and A．

While it’s well known that our bones need calcium, some studies suggest that high calcium intake doesn’t necessarily lower a person’s risk for fractures（骨折）． A Harvard study found that people who drank two or more glasses of milk had no greater protection from breaking a bone than those who drank a glass or less a week．

There’s no doubt that we need calcium, Some anti-dairy supporters claim that dairy can lead to heart disease． Much of this claim is based on high fat and high dairy products, like cheeses and creams, which may indeed contribute to cardiovascular problems． Some studies have linked high milk intakes with a risk of prostate cancer; this seems to be caused by high-fat dairy products, not dairy in general．

Although milk was always regarded as one of the most important thing we need for our bones, yet least promoted, factors involved in strengthening bones. Perhaps we should think of dairy as less like a nutrient and more like a food. If you like it, eat it．If not, find some others． Because some claims may not be completely true, when I eat a cream, I’m not thinking about calcium, protein, or any such thing. I’m thinking delicious．

61．Which of the following is TRUE on the milk?

A．The more milk you drink, the more risk for fractures you might be．

B．The more milk you drink, the less risk for fractures you might be．

C．The less milk you drink, the less risk for fractures you might be．

D．There is no link between them．

62．Some anti-dairy supporters claim that dairy can lead to except______．

A．cardiovascular problems                      B．heart disease

C．prostate cancer                             D．stomach cancer

63．The underlined words “some others” in the last paragraph refer to_____．

A．dairy products               B．milk               C．food               D．cream

64．What’s the author’s attitude towards milk?

A．He doesn’t like milk any more

B．He used to drink milk as a child．

C．He regards milk as a nutrient．

D．He always cares about calcium, protein when he eats something．

65．We can learn from the text that_____

A．All the claims are not completely true ．

B．High milk intakes can lead to cancer．

C．It’s necessary for you to reduce milk intakes．

D．Give up milk for your health．